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McGraw-Hill Math Grade 5 Answer Key Chapter 7 Lesson 9 Word Problems with Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
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Question 1.
One booth at the farmer’s market started the day with 4\(\frac{3}{5}\) bushels of apples. By the end of the day, \(\frac{5}{6}\) of the apples were sold. How many bushels of apples were sold?
Answer:
(23/6) or 3(5/6) bushels of apples were sold.
Explanation:
Number of bushels of apples = 4(3/5) = (23/5)
Number of apples sold = (5/6)
Number of Bushels of apples sold = (5/6) × (23/5)
= (23/6)
= 3(5/6)